3 Tips for Stress-Free Vancouver Wedding Planning

When it comes to planning your wedding, it can be really easy to become overwhelmed with everything going on around you. The to do lists seem endless, emotions run high, and making so many important decisions can really get exhausting. Whether it has to do with your wedding dress, planning your Vancouver wedding ceremony, or any other of the thousands of details related to your wedding, it’s a lot to handle within a specific time frame. 

While we don’t blame you for stressing out, it also pains us to hear that you’re not enjoying the wedding planning process. It’s undeniably one of the most special and biggest days of your life, and our mission is to make sure that planning for your wedding day doesn’t send you into a series of mental breakdowns. In fact, one of the biggest reasons clients hire us is to allow them the freedom to celebrate and enjoy the process stress-free! 

With that in mind, here are our top 3 tried and true tips to avoid the overwhelm when planning your Vancouver wedding.

Tip #1: Don’t focus on all the details at once when you’re wedding planning

There are far too many details to consider all at the same time when it comes to planning your wedding. Break down your wedding planning tasks into phases and only focus on the task at hand. As you check things off the list, you’ll clear your mental bandwidth for new decisions to ponder. Yes, people are going to ask you all kinds of questions about all kinds of details, regardless of where you are in the planning phases. They mean well, but it still can cause some overwhelm and make you second guess your process. Know that it’s okay to go at your own pace and not have all the answers just yet. 

Tip #2: Practice mindfulness when wedding planning

One of our favourite ways to reduce stress related to wedding planning is practicing mindfulness and gratitude for the simple things. It’s important to remember the sole reason for the wedding, a marriage between you and the person you want to spend the rest of your life with. If you always keep that in the back of your mind then it’ll force you to take a step back and just live in the moment and be grateful for the simple things.

Tip #3: Hire an experienced wedding planner and wedding vendors

One of the biggest ways to enjoy your wedding is to hire an experienced wedding planner and experienced vendors to take the weight off your shoulders. You want them to be experienced so you can lean into their expertise and take a few things off your plate. Remember that hiring a pro means you can still be involved enough to share your thoughts and opinions, just without all the emails back and forth.  

Need some help planning your wedding? Spotlight Events is Vancouver’s most trusted wedding planner and events firm, named the top three best wedding planners in BC. Contact Spotlight Events today for a complimentary consultation.

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